Sentence examples for were clinging from inspiring English sources

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were clinging

verb

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

  • Seaweed clung to the anchor.

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They wanted what was theirs and were clinging to it.

"They were clinging to my legs," he says.

The Wallabies were clinging on for dear life.

Her baby and young son were clinging to her.

By tea Yorkshire were clinging on by a hair.

Baltimore and the Yankees were clinging to each other in the A.L. East division race.

Inside the carrier, the bees were clinging to the lid and one another.

Some people were clinging to the edge of the ship, others were struggling under the water.

Several giddy ones were clinging to the side of the stage.

The passengers, four of whom were clinging to an inflatable raft, were swept away.

"Everywhere," said Dawn Wilson, shaking her head as if the memories were clinging to her scalp.

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